Eric Watson has indicated an appeal of his prison sentence for contempt of court. Photo / Greg BowkerFormer rich-lister Eric Watson will spend less time behind bars after testing positive for Covid-19, a London judge has ruled. "The Covid pandemic has made the holding of these hearings more difficult," Justice Nugee said. Justice Nugee said the law meant Watson will in fact only serve half of his sentence, meaning a release before Christmas. Justice Nugee has said Glenn was not pursuing the contempt court action "out of a desire for revenge".

Source: New Zealand Herald October 22, 2020 01:39 UTC